1930s – Hit The North

Marlene’s Audition

Marlene Dietrich’s audition for the 1930 film The Blue Angel is the stuff of legend. Cigarette and eyes alike are her props, and the capricious nature of her audition is absolutely mesmerising, even after all these years. Star quality is that rare thing and she simply oozed it. Josef Von Sternberg, the director, fell inContinue reading “Marlene’s Audition”